2017 marks the 50th anniversary of England's first conservation area. Many more have been designated since - but are conservation areas all they're cracked up to be? Iain Rhind argues for a nuanced view of...

An inspector has blocked plans for major redevelopment of an Edwardian hospital that would involve partial demolition of its historic core, ruling that the developer had not shown ‘sufficient alacrity...

An inspector has allowed plans for a solar farm in Chelmsford, Essex, after ruling that the public benefit of renewable energy outweighed harm to the listed Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, which is of...